CA UDL Summit

CA UDL Summit

Welcome to CAUDLeading the Way Annual Summit
January 30 and 31, 2025 @San Joaquin County Office of Education
In person and Hybrid Sessions

Add sessions to your personal schedule to register your attendance (Check-In).

8:00am PST

Grab and Go Lite Breakfast Greenwood 3 Registration Checkin and Networking Wentworth Ed Center Lobby Benetech- Bookshare- Silver Sponsor Wentworth Ed Center LobbyLara Rondberg CAST Publishing Table Gold Sponsor Wentworth Ed Center LobbyBrenda Green • Elisa Torres-Barton • Jennifer Levine ChalkWild. Bronze Sponsor Wentworth Ed Center LobbyCharlie Nguyen Bronze Sponsor • Hien Ho Bronze Sponsor Collaborative Classroom. Gold Sponsor Wentworth Ed Center LobbyRoxanne Rose • Alice Burkhart Great Minds Gold Sponsor Wentworth Ed Center LobbySteven Shadel Habitat Learn Bronze Sponsor Wentworth Ed Center LobbySeth Henriquez • Bradley Smith Lakeshore Learning Gold Sponsor Greenwood 2. Wentworth Ed CenterNick Tarbet VIRCO Furniture Diamond Sponsor Greenwood 1 Wentworth Ed CenterTony Rosiles • Josh Nachinger

9:00am PST

Keynote - Kevin Schaefer- Supporting Inclusive Practices Burwoods 1 and 2Kevin Schaefer

10:00am PST

The UDL Great Escape Room Greenwood 4 Greenwood 4

10:15am PST

Beth Stark- Meet LUDIA, Your AI-Powered UDL Thought Partner (Virtual Presentation- Attend in person & Hybrid) Chartville 1 Wentworth Education CenterBeth Stark Creating an Inclusive Campus Through UDL Chartville 2. Wentworth Education CenterMeredith Wold • Leah Padilla • Jennifer Hanks Co-teaching and UDL: A Perfect Partnership (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Castle Room 128Lisa Bosio • Pam Tupy Co-Teaching as a Vehicle to Inclusion TCSJ Atlanta Room 132Julie Wimberley • Paige Robinson • Jason Davis Empowering UDL with Data: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Practical, Data-Driven Implementation (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Everett Room 130Dr. James McKenna Fostering Inclusivity: Universal Design for Learning with a Social-Emotional Learning Focus Through Nonverbal Communication and Tools for Special Education and Multilingual Learners (In person and Hybrid) TCSJ Bellota Room 126Edith Mancera de Gonzalez • Annie Jackson From Inquiry to Inclusion: Using Science to Support UDL Implementation TCSJ Lafayette Room 136Christina Orsi Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Elevating Engagement through AI, EduProtocols, and Thinking Classrooms TCSJ Brunswick Room 112Sandra Hernandez A Deep Dive Into Variability: The Intersectionality of Disability and Identity TCSJ Fairchild Room 118Stephanie Coleman Pre-recorded: Building Bridges: The Moore You No-vak! with Katie Novak, Shelley Moore and Emily Mostovoy-Luna Pre-recordedKatie Novak • Shelley Moore • Emily Mostovoy-Luna

11:30am PST

Grab and Go Lunch Greenwood 3 Wentworth Ed Center

12:30pm PST

Innovative UDL Practices to Support Implementation (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Bellota Room 126Elisa Torres-Barton • Jennifer Levine The Intersections of UDL and SEL (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Castle Room 128Lisa Bosio • Pam Tupy Inclusive Access to a Diploma: Reimagining Proficiency for Students with Disabilities Chartville 1 Wentworth Education CenterZach Smith Meeting Readers Where they Are and Moving Toward Independence (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Lafayette Room 136Roxanne Rose • Alice Burkhart UDL-Based Coaching: Supporting Inclusive Instruction (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Everett Room 130Audra Mesa • Anya Bergman Belonging, Joy and Play in PK-3 TCSJ Fairchild Room 118Daniel Mendoza • Kim Gerould Sam Drazin - Connecting the Dots with UDL and the Whole Child (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Atlanta Room 132Sam Drazin (Past Keynote) UDL, AT, AAC for Inclusive Education Chartville 2. Wentworth Education CenterLaurie Balsano-Wright • Leah Padilla

2:00pm PST

Foundational Reading Through the Lens of UDL TCSJ Fairchild Room 118Heather Fujita Integration of Educational Technology with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Special Education Settings, Focusing on Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (Virtual presentation in person & Hybrid) TCSJ Castle Room 128Michael Montenegro Tear Down Reading Barriers with Bookshare (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Bellota Room 126Lara Rondberg Practical Methods for K12 Data Analysis and Progress Monitoring (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Lafayette Room 136Joel Rabin PBIS for ALL: Strategies for Universally Designing Your PBIS Systems and Practices to Enhance Equity for ALL TCSJ Brunswick Room 112Jennifer Boettger • Patty Schetter Experiencing UDL: Designing Lessons That Engage and Empower All Learners Chartville 1 Wentworth Education CenterAnnie Jackson • Nancy Jackson Fostering a UDL Culture through Teacher Passion and Voice (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Atlanta Room 132Lisa Reece UDL 3.0 in Action: Building Pathways to Inclusion Chartville 2. Wentworth Education CenterJuliet Anyanwu • Janelle Mercado Inclusion in Early Learning through the UDL Lens. In Person & Hybrid TCSJ Everett Room 130Robyn Fratessa • Kristin Sahl

8:00am PST

Check in, Networking, Coffee and Tea. (Brunch at 9:45) Wentworth Ed Center Welcome to Day 2 Wentworth Ed Center

8:30am PST

Does All mean each?-One school district's UDL implementation Journey (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Bellota Room 126Bhavna Narula Implementing CO-Teaching Through UDL: A Middle School Success Story Chartville 1 Wentworth Education CenterDr. Chad Slife • Zoni Boyer Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices: A Path to Inclusive Learning Chartville 2. Wentworth Education CenterAudra Mesa Leveraging the UDL Guidelines 3.0 for Inclusive Learning in California (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Everett Room 130Elisa Torres-Barton Reimagining a "Hero": UDL 3.0, Learner Agency Joyful Learning" TCSJ Brunswick Room 112Gena Pacada • Edith Mancera de Gonzalez Small Changes, Significant Gains: Implementing UDL in Your Classroom (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Atlanta Room 132Melanie Downing • Karissa Feierabend • Miranda Head Symbols & Schemas: Diving into Student Thought to Activate Prior Knowledge and Create Meaning (Virtual Session) TCSJ Lafayette Room 136Eric Boyer PhD Universal Design for Learning and Multilingual Learner Supports in Mathematics (In-person & Hybrid) TCSJ Castle Room 128Steven Shadel Universal Design for Learning in Career Technical Education: Building Access and Inclusion TCSJ Fairchild Room 118Jennifer Hanks • Chiara Perry

9:45am PST

Time for Brunch Greenwood 3

10:15am PST

Keynote Panel Discussion Burwoods 1 and 2India Greeley • Keith Rangel • Daniel Mendoza • Karissa Feierabend

11:30am PST

Dyslexia and UDL: Supporting Students with Universal Design (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Castle Room 128Daniel Silberstein Applying UDL 3.0 to Include Every Learner with Equity, Agency, & Joy TCSJ Fairchild Room 118Sylvia Rodriguez Douglass Empowering Critical GenAI Literacy with UDL 3.0 (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Bellota Room 126Jennifer Elemen Leading the Charge: A Principal’s Perspective on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Everett Room 130Fred Cochran • Keith Rangel Mapping Success: Enhancing UDL Implementation through Process Mapping in the Classroom TCSJ Lafayette Room 136Annie Jackson Tic-Tac-Toe, 3 in a Row!: Planning for Implementation of UDL-Aligned Strategies Chartville 2. Wentworth Education CenterKelly Matteri UDL Jam: Learning UDL By Applying UDL. (In person & Hybrid) TCSJ Atlanta Room 132Zach Smith • Jose Blackorby Universal Design for SEL: Trauma-Informed Artmaking for All Classrooms Chartville 1 Wentworth Education CenterAmy Bultena